Body modification...to regulate or not to regulate
Today on my facebook feed this popped up locally (link at the bottom). The subject is the lack of regulation of body modification businesses.
Personally, I think regulations are a double-edged sword where mods are concerned.
Obviously anyone get any kind of modification wants to be sure that the environment is sanitary and the person doing it is competent, but here's the problem, this bill applies to tattoo and piercing parlours, not cess pools like Claire's or any place that uses a gun (guns are topic for another time).
Most people looking for a mod -whether basic or "extreme"- research an artist before going there. With any specialty business you should be checking reviews, message boards, forums etc. If someone has terrible reviews, a history of being dirty, handing out infections like condoms at Warped Tour, and just generally shoddy practises and quality, the average person will stear clear.
My piercer makes me sign a barcode when I get pierced, and not just any barcode. This is on a slip that is inside the packaging of the needle, so it goes through the autoclave too. I sign this to show that he opened the needle in front of me, proving its cleanliness. As far as I know, this is standard operating procedure.
I do agree that inspections should be done, because there are some shady places, and piercing done in unsanitary environment that could result in injury should be punished. I had a friend (waaay back in the day) that ended up with a STAPH infection after getting tattooed in her friend's garage. He didn't inform her that his child was being treated for STAPH. This is where we get into the slippery slope.
Many countries have laws dictating what you can and cannot do to modify your appearance. In places like the UK where FGM has become a bigger issue, laws have been instated that boil down to any medically unnecessary modification of the female genitalia being considered mutilation, and, yes, that can include plastic surgery. What's the problem, besides the glaringly obvious? So glad you asked.
When body mod artists are not allowed to do their jobs in the proper environment it pushes people to the shady ones who don't care about sanitation, safety recommendations and are fine using people for guinea pigs to try out things they're novices at at best.
Making something illegal has never stopped anyone from doing anything, we've seen this with prohibition, when abortion was illegal etc ad nauseam. The base result was mostly that good people were harmed or punished because the government overstepped on things they had no business meddling in (also a topic for another day) and no understanding of.
Is there any one, simple answer to the situation? No, unfortunately, there is not. The government likes to paint with too broad a brush, especially where things that involve personal liberties are concerned, and their accountability when it goes to hell is nonexistent.
So where do you stand? My body, my choice, or the government knows best? Personal accountability is everything.
http://www.azfamily.com/story/37534931/lawmaker-lack-of-regulation-on-arizona-tattoo-industry-is-shocking?autostart=true
Personally, I think regulations are a double-edged sword where mods are concerned.
Obviously anyone get any kind of modification wants to be sure that the environment is sanitary and the person doing it is competent, but here's the problem, this bill applies to tattoo and piercing parlours, not cess pools like Claire's or any place that uses a gun (guns are topic for another time).
Most people looking for a mod -whether basic or "extreme"- research an artist before going there. With any specialty business you should be checking reviews, message boards, forums etc. If someone has terrible reviews, a history of being dirty, handing out infections like condoms at Warped Tour, and just generally shoddy practises and quality, the average person will stear clear.
My piercer makes me sign a barcode when I get pierced, and not just any barcode. This is on a slip that is inside the packaging of the needle, so it goes through the autoclave too. I sign this to show that he opened the needle in front of me, proving its cleanliness. As far as I know, this is standard operating procedure.
I do agree that inspections should be done, because there are some shady places, and piercing done in unsanitary environment that could result in injury should be punished. I had a friend (waaay back in the day) that ended up with a STAPH infection after getting tattooed in her friend's garage. He didn't inform her that his child was being treated for STAPH. This is where we get into the slippery slope.
Many countries have laws dictating what you can and cannot do to modify your appearance. In places like the UK where FGM has become a bigger issue, laws have been instated that boil down to any medically unnecessary modification of the female genitalia being considered mutilation, and, yes, that can include plastic surgery. What's the problem, besides the glaringly obvious? So glad you asked.
When body mod artists are not allowed to do their jobs in the proper environment it pushes people to the shady ones who don't care about sanitation, safety recommendations and are fine using people for guinea pigs to try out things they're novices at at best.
Making something illegal has never stopped anyone from doing anything, we've seen this with prohibition, when abortion was illegal etc ad nauseam. The base result was mostly that good people were harmed or punished because the government overstepped on things they had no business meddling in (also a topic for another day) and no understanding of.
Is there any one, simple answer to the situation? No, unfortunately, there is not. The government likes to paint with too broad a brush, especially where things that involve personal liberties are concerned, and their accountability when it goes to hell is nonexistent.
So where do you stand? My body, my choice, or the government knows best? Personal accountability is everything.
http://www.azfamily.com/story/37534931/lawmaker-lack-of-regulation-on-arizona-tattoo-industry-is-shocking?autostart=true
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